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Dana Milbank

Romney can retire later

Romney’s post-election behavior has been, in a word, small. Never again, likely, will his voice and influence be as powerful as they are now. Yet rather than stepping forward to help find a way out of the fiscal standoff, or to help his party rebuild itself, he delivered a perfunctory concession speech, told wealthy donors that Obama won by giving “gifts” to minorities, then avoided the press at a private lunch with President Obama. …

A former adviser, Eric Fehrnstrom, told Rucker that Romney will “be involved in some fashion” in public service. And nobody can begrudge Romney some downtime. But his failure to engage now, at a time when he could have the most clout, reinforces the impression that his candidacy was less about principle and patriotism than about him. …

In the fiscal-cliff debate, it’s not clear that John Boehner, Mitch McConnell or anybody else is in control of Republican backbenchers. GOP lawmakers such as Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.) and Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.) are treated as heretics for stating the obvious need to compromise. Even in defeat, Romney’s voice could be enough to return his party to reason.

A former adviser, Eric Fehrnstrom, told Rucker that Romney will “be involved in some fashion” in public service. And nobody can begrudge Romney some downtime. But his failure to engage now, at a time when he could have the most clout, reinforces the impression that his candidacy was less about principle and patriotism than about him.

A) Was there ever any doubt? Romney clearly ran on the platform of, “I need to be president” and no other
B) I’d still take him over Obama
C) The only reason Dana Milbank and others want him to speak up is to pressure the Republicans to give in to Obama. I think Romney’s done enough.
D) And most of all, Caving in to Obama is the opposite of standing on principle.Idiot. Journalist. What’s the difference?

It was emblematic of the tone-deaf, I-have-some-great-friends-that-are-NASCAR-team-owners moments that contributed to his loss. The country is in a crisis, political leaders in a standoff, and Romney is joining his buddy’s corporate board.

He lost the election asshole. Time to move on and do something else. You should too.

It was emblematic of the tone-deaf, I-have-some-great-friends-that-are-NASCAR-team-owners moments that contributed to his loss. The country is in a crisis, political leaders in a standoff, and Romney is joining his buddy’s corporate board.

He lost the election a$$hole. Time to move on and do something else. You should too.

When Romney met Obama at the White House last week, the administration released a statement noting the menu (white turkey chili and Southwestern grilled chicken salad) and saying the two men “pledged to stay in touch, particularly if opportunities to work together on shared interests arise in the future.”

Shared interests? Shouldn’t keeping the nation out of economic calamity qualify as one of those?

Strange, I seem to remember he applied for the job, interviewed for 2 years, was accused of everything in the book INCLUDING MURDER, then turned down. And it’s his fault.

Romney lost the election – albeit within the margin of fraud. If he attempted to participate in the current debate he would be criticized for that. There is no criticism of Romney that is too outlandish that it won’t be made – by the far left and the far right.

Yet rather than stepping forward to help find a way out of the fiscal standoff, or to help his party rebuild itself, he delivered a perfunctory concession speech, told wealthy donors that Obama won by giving “gifts” to minorities, then avoided the press at a private lunch with President Obama. …- Milbank

A Democrat’s ability to deflect blame knows no bounds.
If Romney had said something, this very same person would be first in line to say “You lost”

Please read and pass along this article. We send good conservatives to D.C. to fulfill the promises they made to the electorate, and yet when they stay true to their word the permanent political class in their own party punishes them. This won’t be forgotten come 2014. Right now the GOP establishment is more concerned about the opinion of the media and the Georgetown cocktail circuit than they are “we the people” who hired them. For all this new talk of how the GOP needs a “populist movement,” it would do them good to remember they already have one; it’s called the Tea Party movement, and it won for them the majority they now enjoy in the House.

A former adviser, Eric Fehrnstrom, told Rucker that Romney will “be involved in some fashion” in public service. And nobody can begrudge Romney some downtime. But his failure to engage now, at a time when he could have the most clout, reinforces the impression that his candidacy was less about principle and patriotism than about him. …

This is why Mittwit lost. He’s not a leader in the sense that Reagan and Palin are/were. They didn’t need a title to evangelize conservative values. Reagan was out there for nearly 2 decades promoting conservative values to anyone that would listen. Where was Mittwit in the decade leading up to his “moment”? Nowhere near the battlefield of ideas.

I have no doubt that if Reagan hadn’t succumbed to illness, he would have continued to carry the banner into the twilight. Likewise, Palin is fearless in promoting the conservative values – even to the point of speaking off the cuff. Mittwit on the other hand never says anything that hasn’t been poll-tested, lest he sound inarticulate and/or insincere. Either conservative principles flow thru your core or it doesn’t. It didn’t for Mittness, claims of being “severely conservative” notwithstanding. Why should I or any other conservative, tired of being betrayed by the GOPe vote for someone who is just a few shades of progressive lighter than the marxist in chief.

Yes it did. With your help. Good thing we kept the party with “extreme” abortion views out of the white house though, right?”

With my help? I didn’t support Santorum. I was strongly against the tone early in the campaign that ended up being portrayed as the war against women.

Both parties have extreme views on abortion.
And in this election it cost the Republicans the White House- but worse it cost us the Supreme Court, which will basically change the course of the country.